Jun 22–23, 2018 · Kenora, ON · CANADA
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN won Grand Champion at the Smoke on the Water (Day 1) on June 22, 2018 in Kenora, ON, scoring 698.8228 in a field of 17 teams. ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 696.0688. Category winners: Chicken — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (177.7372); Pork Ribs — ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ (176.6172); Pork — SHIGGIN & GRINNIN (177.7028); Brisket — SHIGGIN & GRINNIN (176.0000). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2018.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 68 times in 100
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 2–3: ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ edged PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ by 0.0228. Pork Ribs places 7–8: Rub with a Happy Ending edged PIGTAMER BBQ by 0.0228. Brisket places 4–5: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ edged BIGG SMOAK BBQ by 0.0344.
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 6th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2018 ← this one | Kenora, ON | Kenora, Ontario, R3P 103 | 17 | 698.8228 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ |
| Jun 23, 2018 | Kenora, Ontaro | Kenora, Ontaro, R3P 103 | 16 | 705.7488 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7372 | 171.9656 | 164.5484 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.6172 | 167.4516 | 160.5488 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 169.7028 | 162.2856 |
| Brisket | 176 | 166.8112 | 159.9656 |
17 entries · top 698.8228 · median 648.4572
17 entries · top 177.7372 · median 165.1544
17 entries · top 176.6172 · median 162.8572
17 entries · top 177.7028 · median 162.8456
16 entries · top 176 · median 162.0114